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Liver Tumor
Liver tumor are classified as primary and secondary.
Primary tumors are those which occur in liver
Secondary tumor are tumor which occur due to metastasis from other tumor.
In adult liver metastasis are more common than tumor of liver .
HCC is the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver and it is the 5th most common cancer in men and the 8th most common in females.
Risk factor for HCC
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Chronic HBV infection
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Chronic HCV infection
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Cirrhosis
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MAFLD/NAFLD
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Wilson disease
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Glycogen storage disorder
Clinical features
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Abdominal pain
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Weight loss
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Cirrhosis
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Abdominal swelling
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Yellowish discoloration of eyes ( Jaundice)
Diagnosis
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AFP
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USG abdomen
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Triple Phase CT scan
Treatment
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Depends on stage of liver cancer
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Various treatment option like radio frequency ablation , transarterial chemoembolization
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transarterial radioembolization , liver transplant and imuunotheraphy